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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 - z" F5 b0 `0 d: J$ ~2 K0 ^+ V6 h
加拿大癌症防治科学院说,阿尔伯达政府正在采取降低烟草税的政策,这说明该省实施的削减烟草使用的举措发挥了积极作用。最近的刚更新的财政数据表明烟草税下降了6%,相当于5000万加币。
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好像不是减税,是由于增税、禁烟等一系列措施而导致的烟草销售额降低。详见Inews 880 原文:1 V' |' K) j+ g6 V# x; s6 Q5 g5 M! D3 q
4 G8 H) n9 b' @/ m4 {# J: WAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 4 r- U; U9 V7 }7 I8 i5 ^6 v
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& S4 k/ t, N0 d7 \; p! N* [ vThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.4 U) J( |# x" Q" `+ V$ Z6 x
I v, v. [! g/ JFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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; Q3 f9 D; n2 ?+ p# E7 g; xAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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5 P5 j. d8 J. P- d+ a) p! qMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.' ?, O0 t! n6 ^! ?
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.; m2 J6 g( v; L+ ~. j% @/ h6 x/ {! I
6 q: Z$ j: t4 q: P3 g. H& B6 L7 HBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.7 `! B* ^0 @; f' }+ Y8 g" U
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It points to a recent Health Canada survey which found 20 per cent of Alberta teens smoke, compared with 15 per cent across Canada. |
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